The Archbishop’s Homily: 15th May 2023
15/05/2023 The Chapel of St Paul's Shipwreck, Naxxar
Monthly Archives: May 2023
Malta Conference on European Cathedrals on ‘the equilibrium between conservation and spirituality’
15/05/2023
On Thursday 11th and Friday 12th May 2023 the St John’s Co-Cathedral Foundation held the second European Cathedrals Conference, at St John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, Malta. The focus of this year’s conference “The Equilibrium between Conservation and Spirituality”, is an important theme that highlighted the need to strike a balance between preserving the historical and cultural significance of cathedrals and their artefacts whilst simultaneously ensuring that their spiritual significance remains relevant to contemporary society… Read more »
Mass & Rosary – 15th May 2023, 9:30am
15/05/2023 The Chapel of the Shipwreck of St Paul, Naxxar
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
The Gospel of the day: 15th May
15/05/2023
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 16:11-15
Psalm: 149:1-2,3-4,5-6a & 9b
Gospel: John 15:26 – 16:4a
Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me. And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning… Read more »
Understand what it means to love, then you will understand Jesus – The Archbishop
Mass on the sixth Sunday of Easter and Mother's Day
14/05/2023 The Parish Church of Our Lady of Fatima, Gwardamanġa
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Waħda mill-affarijiet sbieħ li jgħallimna l-Evanġelju hi li biex titkellem fuq Alla trid taħseb f’kelma waħda importanti u dik hi l-imħabba; mhux il-biża’, mhux il-kefrija, il-ġudizzju jew il-kundanna, imma l-imħabba.
Il-Mulej ma jitlobx minna la l-biża’, la l-ubbidjenza għamja, ma jitlobx minna s-sottomissjoni ta’ skjav, jitlob minna l-imħabba. U l-imħabba tagħna tkun risposta għall-imħabba li rċevejna: “Jekk tħobbuni ħarsu l-kmandamenti tiegħi” (Ġw 14:15)… Read more »
Mass on Sunday – 14th May 2023, 9:30am
14/05/2023 Parish Church, Gwardamanġa
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
The Sunday Gospel: 14th May
14/05/2023
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 8:5-8,14-17
Psalm: 65 (66):1-3a,4-5,6-7a,16,20
Second Reading: 1 Peter 3:15-18
Gospel: John 14:15-21
Jesus said to his disciples: “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate to be with you always, the Spirit of truth, which the world cannot accept, because it neither sees nor knows it… Read more »
Keep Jesus central to your actions – The Archbishop to the new priests
Mass with the ordination of three new priests
13/05/2023 St John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Aħna nħobbu għax hu ħabbna l-ewwel” (1Ġw 4:19). Din il-frażi mill-ewwel ittra ta’ San Ġwann appostlu hi programm għal kull Nisrani imma b’mod speċjali għalina s-saċerdoti. Aħna nħobbu. Il-missjoni tagħna hi li nkunu mħabba. Imma din il-missjoni ġejja mill-persważjoni, mill-konsapelovezza, mill-għarfien, mill-fidi li hu Alla l-imbierek ħabbna l-ewwel.
Ħabbna l-ewwel fil-misteru tal-ħolqien tagħna. Ħabbna l-ewwel fil-misteru tal-fidwa tagħna, f’Ibnu Ġesù… Read more »
The Gospel of the day: 13th May
13/05/2023
The Blessed Virgin Mary of Fatima – Memorial Readings of the day
First Reading: Acts 16:1-10
Psalm: 99 (100):1-2,3,5
Gospel: John 15:18-21
Jesus said to his disciples: “If the world hates you, realize that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, the world would love its own; but because you do not belong to the world, and I have chosen you out of the world, the world hates you… Read more »
Live: The ordination of three new priests – 13th May 2023, 9:30am
13/05/2023 Saint John's Co-Cathedral, Valletta
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
